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Providing cognitive assistance to Alzheimer’s patients in smart homes is a field of research that receives a lot of attention lately. The recognition of the patient’s behavior when he carries out some activities in a smart home is primordial in order to give adequate assistance at the opportune moment. To address this challenging issue, we present a formal activity recognition framework based on possibility theory and description logics. We present initial results from an implementation of this recognition approach in a smart home laboratory.
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Roy, P.C. et al. (2011). A Possibilistic Approach for Activity Recognition in Smart Homes for Cognitive Assistance to Alzheimer’s Patients. In: Chen, L., Nugent, C., Biswas, J., Hoey, J. (eds) Activity Recognition in Pervasive Intelligent Environments. Atlantis Ambient and Pervasive Intelligence, vol 4. Atlantis Press. https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-91216-05-3_2
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